The marquee men’s cricket ODI World Cup clash between India and Pakistan will be held in Ahmedabad on October 14, instead of the originally scheduled date of October 15.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has agreed with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the proposed change of dates for two of its matches.

Pakistan will also play Sri Lanka on October 10 instead of October 12 in Hyderabad, which will facilitate a three-day gap before the India game. They play their first match, against the Netherlands, on October 6, also in Hyderabad.

The India versus Pakistan match had to be rescheduled due to issues with regard to the deployment of security on the first day of the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad.

The ICC and BCCI had approached the PCB for the rescheduling of two of its group matches, including the one against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The ICC will soon release a revised schedule as apparently dates for a few other games involving other teams would also be changed.

PTI